Tim Hortons Franchisee Suing Restaurant Brands Int'l Over Ad Fund

A Tim Hortons Franchisee is suing parent company Restaurant Brands International (QSR) over allegations that it is improperly using money from a national advertising fund, Financial Post reports.

Restaurant Brands acquired Time Hortons in 2014 and the franchisee is claiming that its parent company has been using the money from the fund in a way that is either not allowed, or in a way it hadn't previously.

Restaurant Brands, which also owns the Burger King fast food chain, denies the claims.

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All eyes on Apple this week: Apple's (AAPL) stock will be on the minds of Wall Street bit more than the norm this week. Shares of the tech titan have fallen 6.9% since the Nasdaq's peak on June 8 amid a broader selloff in tech. Not helping near-term sentiment on the company are two rare analyst downgrades that have questioned how big a seller the iPhone 8 will be.

But investors shouldn't be ready to throw in the towel on Apple by any stretch of the imagination.

After the deal was announced on Friday, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) urged the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a review on the merger's legality and possible harm to the economy.

"I am concerned about what this deal means for suppliers and neighborhood grocery stores," Khanna said in a statement. "The Justice Department and FTC must undertake a review that considers not just the merger's impact on prices, but also the impact on jobs and wages. We need to reorient antitrust policy to factor in the harm that economic concentration causes for American workers."

Meanwhile, Whole Foods shares are trading above Amazon's offer price as to suggest a bidding war may ensue.

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